Inspectors search for clues to cause of Monday apartment complex fire in Chico

Chico fire investigators Tuesday searched the remains of the Manzanita Garden Apartments, seeking clues to what caused the Monday afternoon fire that left five apartments destroyed or damaged and displaced 22 people.

No new information was immediately available.

The two-alarm fire broke out at approximately 4:40 p.m at the complex at 1462 Manzanita Ave., in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley High School.

Forty-four firefighters with the Chico Fire Department and Cal Fire-Butte County battled the blaze, Using 12 engines and two ladder trucks.